Jun 09, 2016
Western Mass News
Today at the Big Y in West Springfield, a presentation was held to celebrate funding more than 18 wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.
May 21, 2016
WPRI-TV
The Make a Wish foundation’s largest annual fundraiser took place Saturday evening. The fourth annual “Evening of Wishes” event raises funds to help current and future wishes comes true for children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions. Eyewitness News meteorologist Michelle Muscatello emceed the event held at the Omni Hotel in Providence.
Mar 04, 2016
BusinessWest.com
In honor of its 80th Anniversary, Big Y Foods has partnered with Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island, inviting customers to purchase ‘Wish Stars’ in checkout lines at all 61 Big Y World Class markets, including at 30 stores in Massachusetts.
Feb 07, 2016
Telegram.com
AIS Inc., a manufacturer of commercial office furniture, has donated office furniture valued at $125,000 to the recently renovated Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island office in downtown Boston.
Dec 18, 2015
Providence Business News
Elise Strom joined Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island in mid-September as the regional director in Rhode Island. With the regional office based in East Providence, Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island grants wishes for children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 with life-threatening medical conditions. In its 28-year history, the organization has granted more than 7,000 wishes for children in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Nov 16, 2015
Telegram and Gazette
Brendan White suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, but the genetic disorder has not interfered with the 9-year-old's love of sports.
Brendan's dream was to meet Tom Brady, and on Nov. 7, Brendan got his wish fulfilled by Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island, an organization that makes dreams come true for children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Nov 13, 2015
Sports Illustrated
Gabriel Aljalian was diagnosed with cancer on Nov. 3, 2012, at the age of 3, and now the 6-year-old is cancer free and he has turned the anniversary of his diagnosis into an annual event focused on spreading positivity. This year, the he was shown some kindness by Tom Brady, who hung out with Aljalian and threw the football around as part of a meeting organized by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Nov 13, 2015
CBS Sports
When you do ever see a 6-year-old mature enough to give and care to the point of inspiring a 38-year-old? Never happens. But Gabriel Aljalian managed to inspire Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, no stranger to charitable causes. Aljalian was diagnosed with leukemia three years ago and decided to turn the day he was diagnosed into a charitable giving event known as "Gabriel's Day of Kindness."
Nov 13, 2015
Boston.com
In a single NFL season, Tom Brady makes more money than most of us will see in our entire lives, but he was touched to receive $10 from a fan recently. Not because he needs a ten-piece, really, but because of the story behind the boy who gave it to him.
6-year-old Gabriel Aljalian, who fought a long, hard battle with leukemia, won a visit with the Patriots through Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Nov 13, 2015
NESN
When Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island fulfilled Gabriel Aljalian’s dream of playing football with the New England Patriots, Tom Brady was supposed to make the 6-year-old’s day. Instead, Gabriel made Brady’s.